REQUISITION HINTED
IDLE FRENCH SHIPS PORTS OF UNITED STATES (Reed. Aug. 15, 2.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 14. It is expected that the Maritime Commission will shortly requisition French ships tied up in American ports as a first move indicating the attitude of the United States towards the new alignment of the Vichy Government with Germany, says the Journal of Commerce. Eleven Frenchships, including the luxury liner Normandie, are tied up in various United States ports.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 16 August 1941, Page 9
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76REQUISITION HINTED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 16 August 1941, Page 9
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